Izturis saves the Angels in 14th inning

Home plate umpire Hunter Wendelstedt calls the Angels' Peter Bourjos safe at home after Blue Jays catcher J.P. Arencibia missed with the tag in the 14th inning. The Angels beat Toronto, 6-5. PAUL RODRIGUEZ, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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The Angels' Peter Bourjos, center, celebrates with teammates Jeff Mathis, right, and Hank Conger after he scored the winning run on a hit by Maicer Izturis in the 14th inning to beat Toronto, 6-5. PAUL RODRIGUEZ, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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The Angels' Peter Bourjos slides his hand across home plate to score before Toronto Blue Jays catcher J.P. Arencibia can tag him in the 14th inning. Bourjos scored from second on a hit by Maicer Izturis to beat Toronto, 6-5. PAUL RODRIGUEZ, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

Los Angeles Angels catcher Jeff Mathis (5) can't field a throw from the outfield in an attempt to keep Toronto Blue Jays Rajai Davis (11) from scoring in the 4th inning. The Blue Jays took the lead 5-4. PAUL RODRIGUEZ, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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Los Angeles Angels Maicer Izturis (13) runs to 1st base after hitting a base hit into right field in the bottom of the 14th inning to score Peter Bourjos from 2nd base allowing the Angels to beat Toronto 6-5. PAUL RODRIGUEZ, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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Toronto Blue Jays Travis Snider calls time out after stealing second base as Los Angeles Angels second baseman Howard Kendrick jumps over him. PAUL RODRIGUEZ, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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Young Angels fans cheer as Los Angeles Angels' Alberto Callaspo (6) scores on a sacrifice fly by Peter Bourjos (25) in the 4th inning against Toronto Saturday. PAUL RODRIGUEZ, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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Los Angeles Angels Torii Hunter is called out by 3rd base umpire Bob Davidson as Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Edwin Encarnacion reaches to apply the tag. Angels manager ran out to argue the call claiming that Encarnacion tagged Hunter after Hunter already had his foot on the base. PAUL RODRIGUEZ, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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Angels starting pitcher Matt Palmer delivers a pitch against Toronto in the 2nd inning of Saturday's game. PAUL RODRIGUEZ, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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Toronto Blue Jays second baseman Aaron Hill (2) and Jose Bautista (19) collide in short right field as they both try to catch a short fly ball in the 9th inning against the Angels. PAUL RODRIGUEZ, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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Toronto Blue Jays second baseman Aaron Hill (2) is upended by Los Angeles Angels' Peter Bourjos as he is forced out trying to keep Hill from turning a double play in the 7th inning. PAUL RODRIGUEZ, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

Home plate umpire Hunter Wendelstedt calls the Angels' Peter Bourjos safe at home after Blue Jays catcher J.P. Arencibia missed with the tag in the 14th inning. The Angels beat Toronto, 6-5. PAUL RODRIGUEZ, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

ANAHEIM – Maicer Izturis singled home Peter Bourjos with two outs in the 14th inning Saturday, and the Angels defeated the Toronto Blue Jays, 6-5, at Angel Stadium.

Bourjos had reached second on a two-out double on a ball misplayed by Blue Jays left fielder Travis Snider.

The Angels' Dan Haren (2-0), scheduled to start Monday night, pitched a perfect inning for the win as Manager Mike Scioscia was forced to use nine pitchers. The relief appearance was the first by Haren since Oct. 3, 2004, with St. Louis.

Jon Rauch (0-1) struck out his first two batters in the 14th before Bourjos hit a drive over the outstretched glove of Snider for a double after Snider fell down. Izturis then lined an 0-2 pitch to right field to score Bourjos.

The frustrated Blue Jays stranded 18 runners. Jason Bulger, the last reliever left in the Angels' bullpen, escaped a bases-loaded jam in the 12th by retiring Jose Bautista on a flyball with the bases loaded.

In the 13th, the Blue Jays had two outs and runners at second and third when Edwin Encarnacion hit a slow grounder to the left of third baseman Alberto Callaspo, whose throw to first base pulled Brandon Wood off the bag as Adam Lind crossed the plate. But third base umpire and crew chief Bob Davidson ruled Escobar out for interference on Callaspo, and Bulger escaped another jam.

The Angels and Blue Jays were tied, 5-5, in the 12th. With runners on second and third and no outs, Vernon Wells had a chance to win the game with a lazy fly ball, a grounder up the middle, a home run — pretty much anything would do it.

He struck out, the Angels went on to blow the scoring opportunity, and the teams played on.

It had been a strong game for Wells, after a terrible start to his season. He entered the game batting .100 and on an 0-for-16 skid.

But he drew a leadoff walk in the second inning, drove in a run with a two-out single in the third, and threw out a runner at home to end the fourth.

In between, he made a pair of running catches deep in the left-field alley.

Matt Palmer pitched in place of Scott Kazmir (lower-back soreness), but the results were hardly better than Kazmir's usual: 4 2/3 innings, five runs, two strikeouts.

A string of five consecutive two-out hits for the Blue Jays was disrupted when Rajai Davis was thrown out at the plate to end a three-run fourth.

Howie Kendrick hit his fourth home run of the season to give the Angels a 1-0 lead in the first inning.

The teams traded rallies to build the 5-5 tie, before both offenses quieted.

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